Surplus Sid's has closed in Carrboro. What's next for its owner, Barry Keith.

Posted Dec 26, 2025
Barry Keith may be the "Emperor of Carrboro" - but to the people who know him, he's just "Sid." Keith, 70, hung up the keys this summer to Surplus Sid's in Carrboro after nearly 40 years of peddling mostly odds but also ends to locals, celebrities, and scores of UNC students seeking Halloween costumes, theater props, clothes, and household goods. (MSN.com)

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